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ομοφυλόφιλος
gay person (homosexual) /o.mo.fi.ˈlo.fi.los/
nounC1#3316 most common
Also: homosexual man, homosexual (as adjective: gay, homosexual)
Example sentences
Ο Γιάννης είναι ομοφυλόφιλος.
Yannis is gay.
Ο φίλος μου μου είπε ότι είναι ομοφυλόφιλος.
My friend told me he is gay.
Πολλοί ομοφυλόφιλοι ζουν πλέον ανοιχτά.
Many gay people now live openly.
Η κοινότητα των ομοφυλόφιλων διεκδικεί ίσα δικαιώματα.
The gay community is demanding equal rights.
Παλαιότερα, οι ομοφυλόφιλοι αντιμετώπιζαν συχνά διακρίσεις στην εργασία.
In the past, gay people often faced discrimination at work.
Η νομιμοποίηση του γάμου μεταξύ ομοφυλόφιλων ζευγαριών προκάλεσε έντονη κοινωνική συζήτηση.
The legalization of marriage between same-sex couples sparked intense social debate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ομοφυλόφιλος | ομοφυλόφιλοι |
| Genitive | ομοφυλόφιλου | ομοφυλόφιλων |
| Accusative | ομοφυλόφιλο | ομοφυλόφιλους |
| Vocative | ομοφυλόφιλε | ομοφυλόφιλοι |
Word family
ομοφυλοφιλίαhomosexuality
ομοφυλόφιληgay woman, lesbian (feminine form)
ετεροφυλόφιλοςheterosexual
αμφιφυλόφιλοςbisexual
φιλίαfriendship, affectionEtymology
The word is a modern compound built from three Greek elements: ομο- ("same"), φύλο ("sex, gender"), and -φιλος ("loving, fond of"). It was coined in the 19th century as a direct calque of the German Homosexualität pattern, using native Greek roots rather than borrowing the Latin-Greek hybrid "homosexual" wholesale. The prefix ομο- goes back to ancient ὁμός, meaning "same" or "shared".
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